created sense approved 乙烯 · yǐxī · ethylene; ethene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
乙烯
yǐxī
ethylene; ethene
a colorless flammable gas (C2H4) derived from petroleum; used as a chemical feedstock for plastics and synthetic fibers, and for welding and cutting metal
乙 (literal) → 乙 · yǐ · ethyl 烯 (literal) → 烯 · xī · alkene
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 乙烯 · yǐxī · ethylene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
乙烯
yǐxī
ethylene
a gaseous plant hormone that regulates growth and promotes fruit ripening or plant senescence
乙 (literal) → 乙 · yǐ · ethyl 烯 (literal) → 烯 · xī · alkene
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition